IS CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHOEA TESTING ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCY OUTCOMES? A RETROSPECTIVE DATA-LINKAGE COHORT STUDY

Abstract

Adverse reproductive health outcomes have been associated with Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoea (NG) infections. Risk of adverse outcomes have been measured by following progression to Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), ectopic pregnancy and tubal factor infertility. We propose that these measures are complemented by assessing long-term pregnancy outcomes. We compare long-term pregnancy outcomes including use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) to examine the association with sexually transmitted infections. We used a retrospective data-linkage cohort study design to link women aged 15–35 years based in Queensland, Australia, with a record of testing for CT and NG ..